phan rang air base agent orange

1.Board of Veteran Appeals ruled flight line is an extension of the perimeter. I have to prove that he was exposed to Agent Orange and Im not sure how to go about doing that. Although I have acquired a variety of medical ailments over the years (heart issues, type 2 diabetes), I dont believe I had significant AO exposure related to my duties there, based on my reading of this. Antenna (Referred to as The Elephant Cage due to its enormous size and thousands of yards around it were emmaculately kept free of any & all vegetation by I suspect was Agent Orange liberal applications from rotar and fixed wing aircraft since sabotage was a constant threat. A few of us still get together would you be interested in joining us. from mid 69 to mid 70 worked in the base photo lab doing recon photo . Im asking for help in this matter. looking for anyone that was in 388 transpotation squadron at korat air force base. Im a granddaughter whos grandfather served in a recon unit in Udorn, Thailand in 1961. Was My dad there S/sgt Billie Leroy Roth lost June 27 1965. Thanks. I am fully disabled now to due my back injuries. He was a seargent. Needs help please. My late husband was in Udorn Thailand in1968-1969. We also ate nothing but WW11 and Korean War C and B rations. When I told them I figured it out they said, Too Late!, I served at U-Tapao royal thai airfield from 1968-1969. I am sure his ailments were as a result of AO while in Thailand 68-69. U.S. No. This is called Oxidative Stress. Anyone serving then and undergoing similar, please contact me. Welcome home vets. I was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron that had AC-47D Spooky gunships at various bases, including Nha Trang and later Phan Rang. I contacted my Congresswoman, who unfortunately did not change the outcome of my claim. There is a Facebook group that I have found very helpful. without consent. I am trying to help my dad. First in perimeter towers, then bunkers , mobile and control desk. These problems didnt occur until years later after I got out of the Air Force in 1980. And everyone at work!!! Public outcry and official investigations followed. We had a well and filtering plant for our water needs. This place was sprayed also. It was an honor and pleasure serving with you guys. I was so happy. Dont give up. You can find a full copy of Operation Ranch Hand which states that all South East Asia bases will have the areas around the perimeters sprayed and and the run ways will be kept cleared for the planes, put that report in with your claim as proof of what they did. I,m 90% disabled & will help any way I can. Do you have anything on a William A. We dated and she Loves me And I her. He has been asked to get buddy letters from people who may have served there with hi to get VA Benefits. Maybe stole is too specific. I have been compensated for the COPD, but the VA has denied my AO claim stating I must prove Boots on the ground in Vietnam as no AO claims for Thailand. I remember that the bone yard was next to a fence and possibly dead jungle foliage.Its been a long time since that time and age has made the memory a little foggy. If you served on active duty in any of these locations, well automatically assume (or presume) that you had exposure to Agent Orange. It seems absurd they expect us to find someone we served with 50 years ago and their insistence only those who worked on base perimeters are considered. This is where recovered crashed or DBR aircraft were stored. Also, have been hit with Inclsion Body Myositis-IBM (diagnosed following two muscle biopsies). We made monthly flights until 1975. i WAS IN THE ARMY IN THAILAND FROM 1967/68 AND WAS STATION IN KORAT, UDON, AND BANGKOK AND HAVE BEEN DENIED DISABILITY FOR AGENT ORANGE . Any number of clues that you may have may trigger a better question or answer. I have document from 56th CES at NKP showing that the perimeter was sprayed in 1971. I know of no four sappers ever being killed by a augmentee. Phan Rang: The Air Base at Phan Rang was originally built by Australian and British POW's under the Japanese and the Japanese used the Air Field throughout WW II. I served US Army 71-74 was Deployed to a small base north of Udon (CLASSIFIED) from Nov-72 to Nov-73 There were dead plants across much of the base not just the perimeter. nor the airline strike when many of us returned to the states after 12 or 13 months in that hell hole. It took me 10 days to get home to North Carolina by bus. 7th rrfs udorn 1969. I imagine my father, Maj/LtCol Paul Lindsay Smith flew in and out of that base. The second time I got the run-around youve read in so many other accounts: No evidence of AO use in my area or base during my time there, I was the wrong AFSC wasnt a cop, couldnt prove perimeter duty, etc. I was stationed at Don Maung RTAFB Dec 24,1966. I have the jacket that he had made for my 2 year old self framed and on my office wall. He passed away several years ago from heart disease and kidney failure associated with diabetes but now Im trying to help my mom obtain VA benefits for assisted living. I have a picture of him in front of Jet with four other men, i I have there names and would like to find them also! Contrary to the belief of the VA a chain link fence DOSE NOT STOP THE drift of the spray in to the tin BKS with all windows open all the time Needless to say I got Bladder CANCER! It was changed over to USSTRATCOM I think late 1971. Living in the hootches was really diff. Its nasty with blisters and incurable. Continuing on, you reach the Airmens Club on the left and the NCO club on the right. I came down with large cell B cell non hodgkins lymphoma and it damned near killed me. I was in the Marine Corps stationed on MCAS Rose Garden in Nam Phong, Thailand with Task Force Delta from May 28, 1972 to April 14, 1973. Be sure to answer the questions in order to be accepted. Simply google namphong.com and take a stroll down memory lane. An abscess was finally found on my appendix. So he traveled through the gate daily. CREW CHIEF ON F-4E PHANTOMS WHITE SECTION 421st BLACK WIDOWS, HAVE PROSTATE CANCER 2018 Go where you are told and where you are needed.and make the best of it regardless of the situation or conditions. Our Bgg case Camp was nothing but red dirt in summer months and red mud during rainy season. 1996-67, I think. Spent many days and night working launch and recovery of the F4s. I am servic connected from a non combat injury. Due to my duties while I was there I was in and out of the jungle, plus I stayed in a hooch that had a wooden board walkway to the latrine. I was in the Army and sent from Okinawa Japan to Sattahip Thialand (TDY) in support of operation Babylift in 1975. With all of the VA documents that state that Agent Orange was used on bases in Thailand, my denials stated that there was no evidence that Agent Orange was ever used there. That was my base camp, but I hauled supplies to almost every other base in Thailand. I was stationed at NKP from May of 66 to May of 67. Stated there might shift flight line and remember spraying different areas. Having to work on the Gunships meant that I was within 200m of the perimeter. Hmm still classified? I was stationed at Ubon RTAFB in Feb. 1967 and did TDY to Korat RTAFB for 180 days returned to state side Feb. 1968. I was stationed at Korat, Thailand in 1970-71. I can remember standing at the runway side of our barracks watching F105 take off. I was also told if I get cancer I qualify anyone have any information please contact me. That was a small air Base. Has anyone had a claim approved for agent orange exposure during that time? photos are very powerful. I supplied them one, and they still said no. I cant provide a lot of information. (Both are doing fine now after surgeries) I believe theres another reunion in the works for 2024. Like This Movie Trailer? I spent four to six hours a day in Da Nang or Bien Hoa. I still have the copy of the order if anybody needs it that is on the list. Finally, they listened to the evidence that we had that led them to agree to give me a survivors benefit based upon a presumed service related cause of death. Leg and arm muscles are wasting away. Thank you all for your service as we were young and nave men fighting for our country. My brother Tom Corbin. We (expeditionary elements of Task Force Delta) had NOTHING when we arrived there in the spring of 72..no food (other than C-Rats) and no sleeping quarters other than our sea bags to prop up up against in one of the four wooden structures along the aircraft parking apron. My father Joseph Kauten was stationed at PeaseAFB in NH then went to U-Tapao as a Weapons Maitenance Technician in Jan 72-Feb 73, (on leave for a few weeks in August to get married) he was then in Mountain Home, Idaho. He died from an AO presumptive disease but having trouble proving exposure. There we delivered them to Orientals that I assumed were Cambodians. Took 13 yrs to get VA to accept AO claim. has recognized ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) as Service If anyone has any information regarding this it would be greatly appreciated. Can anyone help me here with info? Although I never spent much time at Phan Rang Airbase, during the latter part of 1969 our headquarters moved from Nha Trang airbase to Phan Rang. Hopefully this will cover all of us who are still left standing, including you Ms. Smith. He recently passed and we are trying to get help from the VA. Did anyone work with him and possibly have any pictures of him being near the perimeter? My father was in Saigon with the airforce ground forces in Saigon during the tet offensive. went up Route 1, heloed to the mountains as a door gunner, worked on the sue16, loaded the bombs, etc. Happy New Year, best of health and stay safe. From fort Lewis. (even the guys!!!) Im discouraged by the treatment of VA claims. Follow the trail: AGENT ORANGE (TCDD Dioxin)->OXIDATIVE STRESS->VITILIGO. We are attempting to research the flight routes taken by Air Force personnel who were stationed at Udorn AFB in the Vietnam War (1968-1972). Since I was originally TDY and then loaned out to the 123 my records dont show me as having served around AO. And then in Korat,Thailand at Camp Friendship, with the 12 M.P.(CID). My family and I would greatly appreciate any information you would be willing to share. Anything on him? I had a massive heart attack. [21] The squadron was awarded the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation and a United States Air Force Outstanding Unit Commendation for its service in Vietnam. I cannot find any reference to this place on the maps published here. I am looking for anyone who might have known a person who worked in the S-3 section at Korat AB , Camp Friendship in January 1967. This veteran says he personally mixed and sprayed the defoliant along the flight lines, barracks, and along the perimeter the base..His case was approved and his testimony was credible. In my opinion you NEED a good attorney schooled in the law and in dealing with the VA. This meant I was on my hands, kness and on my back under the aircraft to get to my equipment. Served 809th Eng Bn, 16th Domp Truck comp, NAkon Phanom (NKP) 1969 -1970). I was a crew chief on EB 66 ECM aircraft. The location of the dwellings were 30 to 60 feet from the perimeter where all brush and greenery had been spayed with agent orange. On the bottom of the map is a list of U.S. installations and facilities, broken down by service branch. VA. Has except responsible. I pray everyone is well and they get their ratings. I filed a claim for diabetes but was denied, because I have no proof that I was at or worked the perimeter. I had to get my APRs for proof I was TDY at Tahkli. He was there during the Tet offensive. did so, told me that he would give it to the right person in that VA Mather Hospital,and and sure enough, forget how long, but I had a VA card with 10% disability in the mail , Later, filed again to increase VA % for hearing, got turned down for loss of hearing but OK for Tinitus (sp?). He recovered from bladder cancer 15 yrs ago, but it recurred in Nov & he died in Dec. So far no recurrence. He was at Pearl Harbor, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. I have applied for disability and sent the VA a whole packet supporting my exposure denied twice VA will say yes I have a disability but I must get an outside doc to confirm it is AO related hell my dermatologist wasnt even born in 70 VA doesnt care about us Thailand vets they are just waiting for us all to die. Since then Ive had cancer , neuropathy in my feet and have had Asthma a number of years. The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. I have a claim in for several conditions that the VA doctors say could have been caused by exposure to agent orange while stationed at NKP. Claim sat dormant for 7 months. Laos during the period beginning Dec1, 1965 and ending Sept 30, 1969. Corroboration might help. 3. I was 1st Cook, 738 Eng, camp friendship. I have one picture taken in 1974 on 5060 showing a couple parked P3s. Since then, Ive had problems with sun exposure and blistering skin reaction to most metals. He passed away from lung cancer in October of 2015. I was part of a gunship AC-119 Shadow flight engineer, based in Happy Valley for two tours of duty. I deployed to U-Tapao from August 10, 1970, to Aug 10, 1971. I served at Udorn RTAFB from 4/74-4/75 looking for info on F-4 that crashed during training mission, pilot punched out WSO went down with the plane. The base was surrounded by jungle. And looking for anyone that was stationed during that time. I was stateioned at NKP, Thailand and on my Discharge Physical in 1971, it was determined that I had a HEART MURMUR which was NOT present when I enlisted. Served 98-70 NKP. The homecoming ceremony at RAAF Richmond on 31August 2009 was a momentous occasion for Squadron Veterans. Thanks. And best of luck to all my brothers and sisters who served. F-100 destroyed by direct mortar impact in cockpit (May 1969). I have been turned down by the VA two times now, and have retained an attorney. Stationed at Takhli and Korat Thailand from May 1970 to May 1972. On 22 Dec 1966 Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt announced that No 2 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force would be sent to Vietnam from their base in Malaysia. EVER!! I was assigned to the A Flight unit assigned to Danang airbase, Nov 1968-69 as aircraft maintenance and crew chief on acft 43-49211. Myself and a couple of other crew chiefs went over and boarded the 123s to see how they worked. Looking for AF vets from that time frame. I agree with the #1 person on this blog! I was one of approximately 60 of the last US forces to leave the base in late March, 1972. Considering the amount of inquiry around this matter, findingofficial maps that offer highly-detailed depictionsof the locationswhere Americans were based in Thailand and that were madeduring the Vietnam warhas proven elusive, even at the Library of Congress. However, I get discouraged from all the horror stories Ive heard with claims being denied and dont know who could help me file? Initially built by the Imperial Japanese Army abou Va working on claim currently on appeal. We provided: "Sorties for ground support, night interdiction on supply/truck routes, logistics, and C-123 Ranch Hand Operations (Agent Orange)." Phan Rang AB was particularly vulnerable to off base interdiction because the base water supply and jet fuel was piped in. I do believe being on the ground in Saigon was key to my disabilities being approved at 100%, please dont give up, sometimes the VA is VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, remember the squeaky wheel gets grease, DONT GIVE UP!!!! I was the Operations Sargent. 2.I dislike____RELYING_____too much on other people. Like to hear from anyone from CAFB, New Mexico , if you see this. Over the years i have developed. Connected, and have noted the similarities with IBM, Have lost prostate,bladder to agent orange. I was an Army Security Agency Intelligence analyst at both Ramasun and Utapao 1974/75. clickfraud.ru. fibromyalgia, heart decease quadruple bypass I was at Ubon 67-68 USAF jet engine mechanic. unless clearly stated otherwise. We had I got notified this month my claim was denied. I was turned down by the VA since I was not security in the perimeter. He passed away 15 Dec 2020. Perimeter duty station is required for AO at Tahkli. Any info about Takhli for this time period or prior to 1965 would be greatly appreciated. It is located in the Ninh Thuan Province of Vietnam. We also suffered many of the jungle dieseases which resulted in multiply good soldiers being sent home. There may be, I just havent heard of any. We were also not supplies with jungle clothing , ammo and proper medical supplies. and Good luck! Thanks! I have helped 3 Thailand vets get approved by sending the following with their claims 4, 6922 SW. I prepared a 72 page sworn affidavit with 72 pages of proof of HERBICIDE exposure at all the four bases I was assigned. He has always had bronchitis with cough, hypertension, neuropathy and heart disease. And yet no mention of any submarines in the War Zone despite sailors having been awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze star. Most of the time the conversations were pleasant. was referred to Civilian Neurologists and was diagnosed OCT 2019 with Parkinsons. You need to be within 500m to be eligible for exposure to Agent Orange. Does anyone live in Thailand? 120th TFS F-100 Phan Rang Air Base 1968.jpg 746 503; 82 KB. He ha all the diabetis, two open heart surgeries and parkensons. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including an Agent Orange Registry health exam, health care, and disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Flew into Udorn and Vientiane, Laos. It wasnt a us base then. Most everyone I knew and most of my family was in one war or another but Viewnam was the one I was most familiar with. I did not mentioned the wonderful 23 days on the WW2 troop ship, USS Blatchford. Was at Takhili RTAFB from Jan 69- Jan 70 and at Nakhon Phanom (NKP) RTAFB from Jul 70 Jul 71. Thank you, any one from bang pla thailand 1969 to 1971 have medical issues, I was in the storage section ,635th MMS,CSG, PACAF, at the MSA. We walked in it, ate our C rats in it, and at times we slept in it. I was stationed at Happy Valley from September 1970 until May 1971. My dad was there just after you, in the Red Horse 12/69-12-70. Thank you for your service! out of L.A. Linebacker 1 and 2. I was stationed at NKP and Udorn back in 70-71. Have had a heart attack. Any number of clues that you may have may trigger a better question or answer. Dont give up. Trying to help my sister whose husband died of two AO presumed illness/cancers. I applied for disability for exposure and was turned down with the reason that AO was of no danger once it dried. Based on reading other comments on this blog, the VA may say why have you waited so long to disclose this to our attention!!! I was stationed at Takhli RTAFB from April 69 to April 70. The reason they gave me was that I was there in peace time. He died April 2020, he had type 2 diabetes, heart problems and was on dailyze three times a week.Being retired and covered under tricare for life he saw civiiian doctors and no one every asked if he was expost to AO. I want this information for a family history that I am writng. I remember that the RVNAF seemed to fear the ARVN worse than the VC. Near the entrance to the base are ruins of a Cham temple, reportedly built in the 12th Century. I was TDY to KRTAB from Apr72-Sep72 during Linebacker 1. I served at Udorn RTAFB from SEP 69 thru AUG 70. Does anyone know how to contact others on this forum ? Was in 35th Supply squadron. It was during this time I started to have pain radiating down my right leg. The beach is beautiful, quite and peaceful. It worked find but use did not last. Loranda O. Spence, Red Horse. At that time the veteran was assigned to the 366 FMS (presumably Field Maintenance Squadron) at Phan Rang Air Base, as an aircraft jet mechanic. We didnt receive combat pay but we did our jobs for the war. This is so interesting. My dad. With H.R. DPAA plans to return to the sight in 2021. 386. titled Phan Rang Air Base PP431-433. 3967 the Veteran must prove he/she was stationed at a base in Thailand, have a least one AO presumptive condition, and have current medical records filed with the claim to back it up. At Utapao the ground support were recognised as combatants. Served in Thailand one year west of Sakon Nakon at the Phi Kio (Signal site) 1st st Bde, Vietnam,29 Sig Grp, Feb 68 69. He was the commander of the Blind Bats. I had heart surgery in 2017. Her husband served at U-Tapao from June 1971 June 1973, his MOS was Aerospace Ground Equipment Vehicle Operator, working with B52s and KC135s. bang pla thailand. How do I get map of the base to substantiate my claim? I was stationed at Utapao afb. Couldnt your hand in front of your face! The majority of the fuel can from Bangkok in 3170 gallon trucks. I have been turned down twice for benefits. Any base names (or state) that he may have been trained or stationed: I was TDY to U-Tapao, Thailand August through Nov 74. To Dan Furches. We spent many hours weekly on the permimeter road recovering M113 and M706 APC broken or mired in mud. (TDY Supporting the Airlift mission in SVN while I was stationed at Okinawa). Any help will be appreciated. Why did the Air Force deny for 50 plus years that we were sprayed. The date on the order is: 1/15/1968 and the other last names listed are:Fisher, Samson, Proctor, Mapano, Shively, Dyson, Sadler, Dorenzo, Gregory, Fountain. Looking for anyone who was there because you walk out revetment and the perimeter fence was across the street and had a bunker on the corner of the road going to the bomb dump. 500 meters is measure from base perimeter fence. Jailing some who died there days later. I had to enlist the aid of my Congressman because up to then the VA kept rejecting my claims. I have no idea if I was exposed to Agent Orange during that time. I have a lot of pictures. 1 Squadron RAAF. I am trying to file claims for benefits for him or get them finished up rather. I am not getting timely reembursement of meds under FOREIGN MEDICAL PROGRAM. I would like to get in touch with you both. I was in the 1131 SAS, Det 10 (MACV) but visited most of the RVNAF controlled air bases including PRG (Happy Valley, I remember the sign.) A total of 49 mortar and rocket rounds were counted landing on the airfield during this attack. He had so many brothers that he was in boot camp with, the stories are few, but there was such a genuine loyalty to his fellow Army men. Phan Rang Air Base Phan Rang and Bin Ha Convoys, 1966 Photos by . Happy to see the stories. I hope you will add Clark Air Force Base. The bug in my head. our commo center was the largest and only link for all communications from vietnam into thailand they all came thur warin ics. I remember Thailand being one of the enlistment options at that time. - I was stationed at Ramason-7thRRFS-ASA base monitoring & intercepting VC, NVA & CHI-COM units during 70 72 (05H MOS) following a stint in Phu Bai, Vietnam. When ask why, she replied Im pregnant. I was stationed at Korat at that time period. I was with 53 trans in sattihap .67 thru 68 we h..auled cargo and bombs to utapo A B and other places.agent orange was shipped to air bases.69 and 70 i was running the roads in convoys got sprayed with agent orange.i have problems claimed denied in 1970 when i reired .we got a prblem with the VA. I have maps and I explained every detail that I could think of wish me luck! Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) or basic description (truck driver, mechanic, pilot etc) USAF, and his staff. As a Airman my regular duties included FOB along all flight lines and runways. But they were a great group and Im grateful for the few days I got to spend with them and hear their stories. U.S.M.C. Staff noted that there was normally no acknowledgement of "secondary exposure" based on performing maintenance on aircraft that may have sprayed Agent Orange. In my case, it went back to my late husbands date of death. I was in the Air Force in Thailand from May 66 to May 67. First fueling B-52s on the East side, which meant driving the perimeter road, eating at the East side chow hall, than the West side, filling up our R-5 refueling trucks at the POL Tank Farm, that was next to the perimeter. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. Im looking for anyone who might have worked with my dad Chuck Forbes in Udorn. They removed my bladder and prostate. and the Wars in Indochina, To discover whether there were deployments beyond those listed, consulting the National Archives would be the place to start.National Archives and the Vietnam War, Ryan Moore, MA, MLS Air America supported us with aircraft and civilian pilots on our classified mission. We had to disembark in Vietnam for the refueling. It should also bementioned that the Veterans Administration outlines other situations where veterans may have been exposed to Agent Orange on their website. Itincludes, on its reverse,amap of American installations within the Thai capital of Bangkok. I believe they have concluded all of us had exposure to AO no matter where we were stationed but they are in denial the AO is responsible for all three types of skin cancer I have. I was a USAF captain assigned as an advisor to HQ RVNAF at TSN 1972-1973 for anything electrical, especially power plants. We finally have the government say we were exposed to Agent Orange. My father Joe Burch was at Phan Rang from June 1967 to May 1968. If anyone knows the location of this computer system please contact me. Unlike the 1969 map mentioned above, the set isfairly distributed and is listed in twenty-one libraries, according to Worldcat.org. In order to get on mission flying status, I was sent to Most of us young airmen were required to train for and deployed to perimeter as part of base security.

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